Letter: Religious freedom applies to bosses too

In her March 27 column, Carole Brite states that “the owners are cloaking their arguments in claims of religious freedom. Their own religious freedom, that is. Not yours or mine....”

Isn’t that what religious freedom is — the right to one’s own beliefs? It sounds like Brite wants to be entitled to her beliefs, but doesn’t want the owners of Hobby Lobby or Conestoga to have theirs.

What is preventing these employees from buying insurance from one of the wonderful plans through the state or federal websites provided by the Affordable Care Act? The employer is not keeping them from buying these products. As far as I know, there is no law that states that you must buy the insurance plan that your employer provides.

Could it be because the employer will have to bear a huge portion of the expenses for the employees? It seem birth control is your boss’ business as long as he is willing to foot a large portion of the bill for it.

Further, as I understand it, Hobby Lobby isn’t against all of the contraception plans. It is only against what is commonly called the “morning after” methods that are, in its belief, a form of abortion.